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# miserly

adjective (miserly; more miserly, most miserly)

«miserly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Miserly means very unwilling to spend money or share things; stingy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miserly/#m1)

### In the lessons

a rich character who will not give anything away, even when others are in need; in stories the miser is often the one who learns to be kind

### Examples

- Simon was rich but would not buy his children a single treat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miserly/#x1)
- A miserly king counted his gold every night and gave none to the poor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miserly/#x2)
- Do not be miserly with your sweets; share them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miserly/#x3)
- The miserly farmer never paid the workers on time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miserly/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «miserly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miserly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«miserly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/miserly.html) on Mova free.